All Things Einstein

by jcolman

Question by Sunday: In what historical context did Einstein publish his work? In what kind of atmosphere did Einstein first publish his paper on the theory of relativity in 1905? Also, what events, ideas, or attitudes existed from 1905 – 1921 that allowed for a huge overhaul in the scientific world? My textbook says that it is the “age of anxiety,” but the explanation on what it actually is is very vague. Read the rest…

Question by Eva D: Baby Einstein refund do you think it is fair that we pay return shipping? This morning on Good Morning America they made an announcement that they would be given out refunds for baby einstein dvd’s because they made false claims regarding these dvd’s. They also said you could take these dvd’s to your local store wherever you got them and get your refund at the store. But when I took mine in to Walmart they knew nothing about it. I Read the rest…

by jcolman

Question by Ashlyn ♥: What did Albert Einstein discover that relates to the atom/structure of the atom? I am doing a timeline for Chemistry that orders scientists and their atomic discoveries and I can not find anything that Albert Einstein discovered that has a relation to the atom. Is the theory of relativity something to do with it? Best answer:

Answer by Macrocompassion
It is not to do with relativity. I suggest you look up his Nobel-Prize winning subject on the photoelectric effect. Here the photons strike the atoms and displace some of the electrons. It provided a way to learn about these electrons which had been guessed at but their existence not demonstrated at that time.

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